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Alipunctifera

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae

Taxonomy
Alipunctifera was named by Waterhouse (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi Sepkoski's reference number: 538]. Its type is Spiriferina kaihikuana.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Punctospiriferidae by Williams et al. (2006).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Alipunctifera Waterhouse p. 17
2002Alipunctifera Sepkoski
2006Alipunctifera Williams et al. p. 1911

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyPennospiriferinoideaDagys 1972
familyPunctospiriferidae
genusAlipunctifera

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Alipunctifera Waterhouse 1975
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Alipunctifera kaihikuana Trechmann 1917
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Carnian or 242.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0New Zealand Spiriferina kaihikuana (134595 134793 134795 134797 134798 134799 134996 135192 135263 135307 137868 137870 137871)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0New Zealand Spiriferina kaihikuana (201925 201945)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand A. carolinae, A. sp., A. kaihikuana (61462) A. kaihikuana (61463)